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USS Cadmus (AR-14)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Uniform - Yankee NUUY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)

USS Cadmus (AR-14) was sold to the Republic of China and renamed ROCS Yu Tai (A-521)

Amphion Class Repair Ship:

Laid down, 30 October 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (C2) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc, Tampa, FL.

Launched, 5 August 1945

Commissioned USS Cadmus (AR-14), 23 April 1946, CAPT James M. Connally USN in command

Decommissioned, 14 September 1971

Laid up in the Reserve Fleet

Struck from the Naval Register, 15 January 1974

Sold under the Security Assistance Program to Taiwan, 22 April 1974, renamed ROCS Yu Tai (A-521)

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 6,266 t.(lt) 16,900 t.(fl)
Length 492'
Beam 69' 6"
Draft 27' 6"
Speed 16.5 kts. (trial)

Complement

Officers 67

Enlisted 854

Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.

Armament

two single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mounts

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 16,205 Bbls

Diesel 3,575 Bbls

Propulsion

one Westinghouse steam turbine

two Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, 435psi 740°

double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gear

Ship's Service Generators

four turbo-drive 750Kw 450V A.C.

two turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C.

single propeller, 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USS Cadmus (AR-14)
09251414	91k	*Namesake* Cadmus - Was the founder and first king of Thebes. Cadmus was the first Greek hero and, alongside Perseus and Bellerophon, the greatest hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. Cadmus fighting the dragon. Side A of a black-figured amphora from Euboea, ca. 560–550 BC. Collection - Louvre Museum. Paris, France Wikipedia	Tommy Trampp
	117k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** underway during sea trials near Tampa, FL, 14 July 1946. She had been commissioned in April 1946. US National Archives photo # 19-N-120497, RG-19-LCM, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
	77k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** underway, circa 1956, location unknown. US Navy photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1958-59 Edition.	Robert Hurst
	80k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from "Our Navy" Magazine", First of June 1954.	Stanley Svec
09251417	93k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Jos Haver
09251416	142k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** underway, circa 1960s, location unknown. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 81596	Robert Hurst
09251415	388k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** underway, circa 1960s, location unknown. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 81597	Robert Hurst
	59k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** at South Boston Naval Annex, August 1960	© Richard Leonhardt
	153k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** underway between around 1958 and 1965. She has lost her 40mm twin mounts but still has both 5"/38 guns. Note the extra enclosed level added above the bridge US Naval History and Heritage Command.	Robert Hurst
	145k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** entering Valletta harbor, Malta, in 1966. Photo courtesy of A. & J. Pavia from 1966/67 Edition of "Jane's Fighting Ships"	Robert Hurst
	84k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** at Naval Station Newport, R.I., 30 May 1970 with Nipmuc (ATF-157), *USS Harlan R. Dickson* (DD-708) and USS Norris (DD-859)** alongside.	© Richard Leonhardt
	98k	*USS Cadmus* (AR-14)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Joe Radigan, MACM USN Ret.
ROCS Yu Tai (A-521)
	16k	ex-*USS Cadmus* (AR-14) in Republic of China service as ROCS Yu Tai (A-521)**	Taiwan Navy Web Site
	12k	*ROCS Yu Tai* (A-521)** moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Taiwan Navy Web Site
	16k	*ROCS Yu Tai* (A-521)** underway, date and location unknown.	Taiwan Navy Web Site
	63k	*ROCS Yu Tai* (A-521)** moored pierside at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 15 November 1985.	Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
	77k	*ROCS Yu Tai* (A-521)** moored pierside at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 26 April 1995. Photo by Karsten Petersen	Robert Hurst

USS Cadmus (AR-14)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Connally, James Monroe, USN (USNA 1918)	23 April 1946 - March 1948
02	CAPT. Terry, Winthrop Eugene, USN (USNA 1925)	March 1948 - ?
08	CAPT. Foster, Everett Joseph, USN (USNA 1933)	? - 28 October 1957
09	CAPT. Thompson, Floyd Thomas, USN (USNA 1936)	28 Octoberr 1957 - 24 December 1958
10	CAPT. Claggett, Bladen Dulany, USN (USNA 1935)	24 December 1958 - 1959
11	CAPT. Clausner, Marlin David, USN	1959 - 30 November 1960
12	CAPT. Pugsley, Edmund Brewster, USN	30 November 1960 - February 1962
13	CAPT. Vickrey Jr., William Clyde, USN (USNA 1940)	February 1962 - 1 August 1964
14	CAPT. Porter Jr., Phillip Wells, USN	1 August 1964 - 1965
15	CAPT. Hayler, William Birch, USN (USNA 1945)	1965 - 1966
16	CAPT. Cushman Jr., Charles Henry, USN	1966 - 1968
18	CDR. Kreinberg, Alfred George, USN	1968 - 4 January 1969
17	CAPT. Smith, George Townsend, USN	4 January 1969 - ?


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